What color is #A69F98?

#A69F98 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69F98?

The RGB value is 166, 159, 152: 166 red, 159 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69F98?

The complementary color is #989FA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69F98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69F98 color

#A69F98 rgb(166, 159, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69F98 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 62.4% green and 59.6% blue (166, 159, 152).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#A69F98 color codes

HEX	`#A69F98`
RGB	`rgb(166, 159, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 62.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.88, 1.27, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.88, 4.73, 74.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.791, 35.171, 34.708)`
Decimal	`10919832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69F98, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A69F98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69F98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A69F98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69f98; }
.text { color: #a69f98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69f98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 159 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69f98, #a6a698); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A69F98?: #A69F98 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69F98?: The RGB value is 166, 159, 152: 166 red, 159 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69F98?: The complementary color is #989FA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69F98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.